Modbus: Unsigned float

[nischu]

Use Case

I am using power meters that provide measurement values using a Non-IEEE floating point formats:

Unsigned Measurement (32 bit):

• Decade Exponent(Signed 8 bit)
• Binary Unsigned Value (24 bit)
  Example: 123456*10–3 stored as FD01 E240(16)

Signed Measurement (32 bit)

• Decade Exponent (Signed 8 bit)
• Binary Signed value (24 bit)
  Example: - 123456*10–3 stored as FDFE 1DC0(16)

I am looking for a way to configure/extend the modbus input plugin to handle these values.

Am I right that currently, only IEEE (signed) float values are supported? Can I just come up with new data_types like UFLOAT32 and MSIGN_FLOAT32 (as the mantissa holds the sign)?

I'd be able to implement it on my own, just checking what a sane convention would be.

Kind regards

nischu

Expected behavior

I would like the Modbus input plugin to generate correct floating point values

Actual behavior

I cannot really specify this custom data type

Additional info

https://cdn.findernet.com/app/uploads/Benutzerhandbuch_Typ_7M38_DE.pdf page 52

[srebhan]

From my perspective we can add these strange types if we do find a clear and unique name for those like Finder_T5_Float32 with good description of the layout and a link to the definition document.

Would you be able and willing to put up a PR?